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Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares

Ticker: VYM ISIN: US9219464065
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ETF Low-cost Broad market exposure
Morningstar
★★★★
TER
0.06%
Fund size
$81.51B
Holdings
602
Top 10
25.9%
Issuer
Vanguard
$164.97 0.59%
Price as of 2026-08-21 · NYSE ARCA

Performance by timeframe

Rolling returns
1 Month +1.38%
6 Months +8.21%
1 Year +22.27%
5 Years +12.12% p.a.+77.10%
10 Years +11.90% p.a.+207.56%
Since inception +9.45% p.a.+496.12%
Calendar year returns
YTD +16.34%
2025 +15.43%
2024 +17.60%
2023 +6.59%
2022 -0.45%
2021 +26.20%

Key stats

AUM
81.51B
Expense ratio
0.06%
Holdings
602
1Y return
22.27%
Volatility (1Y)
10.16%
52-week range
130.43 - 164.40
Section 1

Fund overview

Fund profile data from fundamentals.

The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the the Target Index, which consists of common stocks of companies that pay dividends that generally are higher than average (excluding real estate investment trusts ("REITs")). Under normal circumstances, it invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in the stocks that make up the Target Index.

Category Large Value
Issuer Vanguard
Domicile USA
Section 2

Exposure breakdown

Exposure breakdown shows how the fund is allocated across assets, sectors, regions, and size buckets.

Asset allocation

Stock US
97.60%
Stock non-US
1.42%
Cash
0.52%
Other
0.45%

Sectors

Financial Services
20.95%
Technology
17.79%
Healthcare
13.18%
Industrials
12.58%
Energy
8.62%
Consumer Defensive
8.09%
Consumer Cyclicals
6.81%
Utilities
5.66%

Regions

North America
98.56%
Europe Developed
0.81%
Asia Emerging
0.28%
Latin America
0.24%
United Kingdom
0.09%
Africa/Middle East
0.02%

Market cap mix

Big
53.29%
Medium
26.87%
Mega
11.47%
Small
6.12%
Micro
1.25%
Section 3

Top holdings

Top holdings show which underlying securities drive the fund most.

Broadcom Inc
7.29%
JPMorgan Chase & Co
3.38%
Johnson & Johnson
2.54%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
2.36%
Caterpillar Inc
2.01%
Cisco Systems Inc
1.92%
AbbVie Inc
1.85%
Bank of America Corp
1.56%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
1.56%
The Home Depot Inc
1.46%
Section 4

Performance & risk

Historical return and risk indicators over fixed windows.

Returns

YTD return 14.22%
1M return 1.38%
6M return 8.21%
1Y return 22.27%
3Y return 16.91%
5Y return 77.10%
10Y return 11.62%

Risk

Volatility (1Y) 10.16%
Volatility (3Y) 11.18%
Sharpe ratio (3Y) 1.09
Beta 0.69
52-week range 130.43 - 164.40
Section 5

Portfolio characteristics

Broad diversification

Fund concentration and composition metrics from source fields.

Overview

Holdings count 602
Top 10 weight 25.93%
Expense ratio 0.06%
Fund size 81.51B
Turnover 6.00%
Avg. market cap 141.78K

Details

Instrument metadata and source update timestamps.

Symbol VYM
Name Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares
Asset type ETF
Exchange NYSE ARCA
Currency USD
ISIN US9219464065
Country USA
Code + exchange VYM.NYSE ARCA
Last price date 2026-07-31
Fundamentals updated 2026-08-03

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